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Astros' Triple-A affiliate scores 17 runs in the 6th inning (1:50)

The Space Cowboys scored 17 runs in the 6th frame. 1:45

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys scored 17 runs in the sixth on their way to a 21-4 victory over the Oklahoma City Dodgers.

In the second game of a twin bill, the Space Cowboys torched the Dodgers' pitching for six runs in the bottom of the first. The 10 hits included one home run and three doubles. There were 12 runs with two outs.

17-RUN INNING!

The Triple-A @astros affiliate sent 23 men to the plate, tallying 10 hits and 9 walks to bring the @SLSpaceCowboys' total to 21 runs on the night! pic.twitter.com/mEQJNg75TB

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 20, 2022

Sugar Land's 17 runs would have equaled the modern-day major league record, set by the Boston Red Sox in a game against the Detroit Tigers on June 18,1953.

The Chicago White Stockings set a major league record with 18 runs in the bottom of the first.

The Yankees and Angels played in a Dominican summer league game in which the Yankees had 19 runs in the second.